All the headlines from our Flood Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jul 22 2021 // China’s Henan province is bracing for more heavy rain after severe flooding that sparked large-scale evacuations left at least 33 dead, while minor disruptions to manufacturing and commodity production continued.The...
Jul 21 2021 // BEIJING – At least least 25 people have died in China’s flood-stricken central province of Henan, a dozen of them in a subway line in its capital Zhengzhou, and more rains are forecast for the region.About 100,000...
Jul 20 2021 // The recent severe floods in Germany could add up to 5 percentage points to German non-life insurers’ net combined ratios (net claims and expenses to net premiums), according to Fitch Ratings.The insured losses are...
Jul 19 2021 // The death toll from flooding in Western Europe climbed above 180 on Sunday after rescue workers dug deeper into debris left by receding waters.Police put the toll from the hard-hit Ahrweiler area of western Germany’s...
Jul 16 2021 // Chancellor Angela Merkel pledged swift help backed by “all the power of the state” for people affected by devastating flooding in western Germany, where at least 42 people have died and dozens are...
Jul 15 2021 // Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on July 13 asked the White House issue a disaster declaration to secure federal aid to deal with damage from the late June flooding in southeast Michigan.Parts of the region saw about 7...
Jul 15 2021 // Storms caused heavy flooding across parts of western and central Europe overnight, with one man missing after being swept away by a raging stream in eastern Germany.Firefighters resumed their search for the man in...
Jul 15 2021 // Record high-tide flooding washed over U.S. coasts in the past year, and rising sea levels are expected to send the deluges into streets, homes and businesses even more frequently over the next decade, the National Oceanic...
Jul 15 2021 // Milliman Appleseed, the new advisory and rating organization of actuarial firm Milliman, is offering insurers a simplified product developed by Swiss Re that makes it easier for insurers to enter the flood insurance...
Jul 14 2021 // Parts of Pennsylvania and New Jersey on Tuesday were facing another round of rain one day after they were swamped by a series of storms that the National Weather Service said caused a rare flash flood emergency.According...
Jul 7 2021 // The Texas Water Development Board on Wednesday approved $41.5 million for water, wastewater, and flood projects.Following is a breakdown of that financial assistance: $35 million to the Green Valley Special Utility...
Jul 5 2021 // There’s something fun about contemplating flood insurance while the ground outside the office is so saturated that it’s like walking on sponges. No. We aren’t having a flood event and even if we were,...
Jun 28 2021 // Residents in the Detroit area were cleaning up June 27 after flooding in the area overloaded sewer systems, damaged homes and knocked out power for thousands.Bags of trash lined neighborhood streets in suburban Grosse...
Jun 28 2021 // PERILS, the independent Zurich-based organization that provides industry-wide catastrophe insurance data, disclosed its second industry loss estimate for the New South Wales and Queensland floods, which occurred in March...
Jun 25 2021 // The Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance (TDCI) is raising awareness of recent changes to the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) that it says will raise flood insurance premiums for some Tennessee flood...
Jun 24 2021 // The Texas Department of Insurance has warned flood-damage vehicles may be hitting the state’s resale market following the heavy rains and flooding that swamped Louisiana and Southeast Texas in May.TDI noted that ccam...
Jun 23 2021 // FEMA says new flood maps for Orange County, Texas, have been finalized and become effective Dec. 16, 2021.Residents are encouraged to examine the maps to determine if they are in a low-to-moderate- or high-risk flood zone....
Jun 21 2021 // Jun 20 2021— Forecasters warned of life-threatening flash flooding in parts of the Deep South, particularly across central Alabama, as Tropical Depression Claudette traveled over coastal states early Sunday.Heavy rain...
Jun 21 2021 // Nebraska will pay out public assistance beyond what it normally offers to local governments hit by the 2019 floods, a state agency announced.The Nebraska Emergency Management Agency said Gov. Pete Ricketts has approved the...
Jun 21 2021 // A parish council in Louisiana has approved a one-year moratorium on new development in part of its jurisdiction to address concerns about drainage following severe flash flooding in May.Iberville Parish Council unanimously...